A Markovian Model for the Valuation of Human Assets Acquired by an Organizational Purchase

Eric G. Flamholtz, George T. Geis, Richard J. Perle

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Abstract

A corporation acquires the assets and liabilities of a securities brokerage firm for a price in excess of net book value. A Markov analysis is used in conjunction with human resource accounting to value a pool of account executives employed by the brokerage firm. The tax implications of imputing a portion of the purchase price premium to the pool of human assets (as opposed to goodwill) are discussed.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)11-15
JournalInterfaces
Volume14
StatePublished - 1984

Disciplines

  • Finance and Financial Management

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